The Veteran's claim for service connection for heart disease secondary to his service-connected varicose veins of the lower extremities was denied. The Board found that there is no evidence showing a relationship between the heart disease and the service-connected varicose veins. For the right and left lower extremity varicose veins, increased evaluations were granted starting from February 12, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disease was not shown to be related to his service-connected varicose veins of the lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disease, Varicose veins of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1013316
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What this means for you
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